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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Disaster Relief Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Maritime Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Refinery Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Caucus, present

Member, Democratic Caucus, present

Member, Mississippi River Valley and Tributaries Caucus, present

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Former Member, Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Congressional Gulf Coast Caucus

Former Member, Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Executive Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Legislative Audit Advisory Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Committee on Judiciary, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • Graduated, Executive Education Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • JD, Tulane University, 1998
  • BA, Morehouse College, 1995

Political Experience

  • Graduated, Executive Education Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • JD, Tulane University, 1998
  • BA, Morehouse College, 1995
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2010-present
  • Senior Whip, House Democratic Whip
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana, District 2, 2020
  • Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, 2000-2008
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2008
  • Candidate, New Orleans City Council, 2005

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Disaster Relief Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Maritime Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Refinery Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Caucus, present

Member, Democratic Caucus, present

Member, Mississippi River Valley and Tributaries Caucus, present

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Former Member, Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Congressional Gulf Coast Caucus

Former Member, Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Executive Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Legislative Audit Advisory Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Committee on Judiciary, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Executive Overreach Task Force

Member, Homeland Security

Member, Judiciary

Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet

Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security

Chair, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation

Member, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Graduated, Executive Education Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • JD, Tulane University, 1998
  • BA, Morehouse College, 1995
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2010-present
  • Senior Whip, House Democratic Whip
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana, District 2, 2020
  • Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, 2000-2008
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2008
  • Candidate, New Orleans City Council, 2005
  • Member, Louisiana Bar Association, present
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2020

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches
Articles

Tested positive for coronavirus on December 17, 2020

Jan. 1, 1900

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On December 17, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden's transition team announced that Richmond had tested positive for coronavirus.